Physical education teacher professionalism: What did the principal say?

Abstract

The professionalism of physical education teachers is still low and needs to be improved so that the quality of graduates also improves. This study aims to determine the level of professionalism of physical education teachers from the point of view of the principal's assessment. This needs to be known in order to add insight into the professionalism of teachers from various existing perspectives, so that understanding of teacher professionalism can be more in-depth. A survey study was conducted to examine the principal's assessment of the professionalism of physical education teachers. The population in this study were all public elementary school physical education teachers in Kerinci Regency, amounting to 228 people. The sampling technique in this study used a simple random sampling technique so that 50 people were selected as samples. Data on the professionalism of physical education teachers in this study were collected using a questionnaire. The results of this study indicate that the level of professionalism of the physical education teacher based on the principal's assessment is in the low category. So that physical education teachers, principals, and the government need to make programs so that the professionalism of physical education teachers can increase.